The Third House: What You Say, Google, and Text
In astrology, the Third House rules communication. That includes your texts, your tweets (RIP), your TikTok captions—but also your thoughts, your voice, your need to tell someone immediately that Trader Joe’s brought back the seasonal truffle butter.
The 3rd House Governs:
What you ramble about when you’re nervous
What you’re weirdly good at explaining (or overexplaining)– How you talk to siblings, baristas, strangers in the elevator
The tone of your internal monologue (chaotic? soothing? narrating life like a documentary?)
What kinds of ideas light you up enough to hit “share” before proofreading
What This Might Look Like
If Mercury is in your Third House, you probably talk fast, think faster, and write like you’re being chased by a deadline—even when you’re journaling. This is Podcast Host With Too Many Tabs Open energy.
If the Moon is here, you feel your feelings through words. Journaling is therapy. Talking things out is a non-negotiable.
If Mars is camped out in your Third House, your words might come out sharp, fast, and with the subtlety of a middle school debate team trying to win at all costs.If you’ve got more than one of those placements? Your Notes app deserves hazard pay.
How to use this as self discovery:
What kind of conversation makes me feel alive?
When do I feel the most “heard”—and how do I respond when I don’t?
What kind of content do I consume like candy—and what does that say about my mental habits?
When do I feel like I’m too in my head, and how do I get out?
Because the Third House is also about your immediate environment and daily exchanges, placements here can show whether you’re more of a “let’s keep it light” kind of talker… or someone who starts a casual convo and ends up unpacking the philosophical implications of sock colors.
Understanding how your brain processes info—and how you share that info with the world—gives you a superpower: you can choose what noise to amplify, and what stories you’re tired of hearing (even from yourself).
What if my Third House is “empty”?
No planets simply means this area isn’t a dominant theme in your chart. You still have a Third House, and it still influences how you communicate—just perhaps with a bit less intensity.
Here’s how you can tap into empty third house energy…
Find the planet that rules that sign.
Then look at where that planet lives in your chart to find the vibe.
For example, your Third House is in Sagittarius, and Jupiter (ruler of Sag) is in your Fifth House in Aries, your communication style might be bold, theatrical, and borderline chaotic—in the best way. You don’t just share ideas, you perform them. Every story becomes an adventure, every thought gets a mic drop, and your group texts probably include GIFs, unhinged voice notes, and the occasional inspirational monologue.
Real Life Example
My Third House has no planets in it. So I’ll look at which sign is there: Virgo. Who rules Virgo? Mercury.
So I look in my chart for Mercury, and find it sitting pretty my 10th house in Taurus.
This basically means I communicate like someone who proofreads texts and has a favorite serif font (a tie actually, between Adobe Garamond Pro and Suffix Serif). I’m thoughtful with my words, don’t speak unless I have to, and I like things to sound polished, and if I’m saying it publicly? You better believe I’ve self-edited it six times and lit a candle first. 🙃
